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Hounded to the grave?

http://www.ca-probate.com/wills.htm

http://www.courttv.com/library/newsmakers/wills/
Who knew that Elvis Presley named his father as executor of his
estate? That Babe Ruth's will set up a trust fund for his wife and
daughters? That Richard Nixon did the same for his grandchildren?
That Jerry Garcia remembered friends in his will while leaving many
of them musical instruments? Well, not the Cybergeek. Not until he
ran across these two Web sites containing the full text of last
wills
and testaments of famous people.
The "probate" site was built by Mark J. Welch, a California
attorney who specializes in estate planning. The site has about
three dozen wills. It also hyperlinks to the Court T.V. Web site,
which contains another dozen or so wills.
So whose wills do you find here? An interesting mix: Ben
Franklin, Richard Nixon, Walt Disney, Jerry Garcia, Elvis Presley,
Jackie Onassis, statesman Henry Clay, attorney Melvin Belli, Chief
Justice Warren Burger, Beatle John Lennon, billionaire Doris Duke,
Shoeless Joe Jackson, plus lots of lesser-known historical figures
from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Plus one will from a dog.
Sometimes the mind goes first
http://www.teleport.com/~stanton/
Kathy Lee Gifford called this "the most disgusting page on the
Internet," so depending on your view of Kathy Lee this is either
worth seeking or worth avoiding. It is, essentially, a central
graves registry for the rich and famous. It was assembled by Scott
Stanton, also known as The Tombstone Tourist, who is making a name
for himself with this strange hobby. He's soon to publish a
hardcover book derived from this oddball pastime.
It isn't just graves, either. Stanton has a thing for cemeteries,
so he "reviews" cemeteries from far off places (Paris), from places
known for unusual graves (New Orleans), and from places with unusual
histories (Graceland). There's a "Gravesite of the Day" feature plus
a list of fresh obituaries from the day's news.
Despite the odd theme, these pages contain mostly respectful
obituaries plus detailed accounts of funerals, with lots of photos. …